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NASA’s X-59 Reaches Mission Performance of Mach 1.4

NASA is expanding the envelope as it readies aircraft for supersonic flight over communities

NASA X-59

Hybrid-electric Aircraft Developer Maeve Goes Bankrupt

Dutch start-up failed to raise the €20 million it needed to continue

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Maeve Jet

Indonesia Approves AutoFlight’s Autonomous eVTOL Aircraft

Southeast Asian state validated the aircraft’s Chinese type certificate

AutoFlight V2000CG CarryAll eVTOL aircraft

More Operators Sign for Vaeridion’s Electric Microliner

General Atomics plans to use Vaeridion’s batteries for its drones

Vaeridion at ILA 2026

Hyundai-backed Supernal Spells Out Its Plans For eVTOL Air Taxi Services

Automakers are increasingly investing in the eVTOL industry

September 5, 2024

Supernal S-A2 eVTOL aircraft mockup

Why Boeing's Wisk Aero Believes Pilotless eVTOL Air Taxis Are Safer and More Viable

Wisk Aero is aiming straight for autonomous flight

August 30, 2024

Mockup of Wisk Aero's Gen 6 eVTOL aircraft

Vertical Aerospace Starts Next Stage of Flight Testing For Its VX4 eVTOL Aircraft

Thrustborne flight is next

August 20, 2024

Vertical Aerospace VX4 prototype test flying

Volocopter Flies its eVTOL Aircraft During the Paris Olympics at Versailles

eVTOL companies are trying to instigate their own revolution

August 14, 2024

Volocopter eVTOL aircraft on grounds of Versailles palace

TPE331 Engine Will Power Swarm Aero’s Large Military Drone

Swarm says it is now building production-ready uncrewed air system

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Swarm Aero Honeywell TPE331 engine

Electric Aviation Innovators Call for Bizjet Taxes

Open letter to European Commission calls for more support and tax reform

Sustainability and Environment

Vaeridion Microliner

ERC Unveils Victor Hybrid-electric VTOL Cargo Drone

First prototype was unveiled at the ILA 2026 air show this week in Berlin

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

ERC System's Victor cargo drone

Helios Horizon Flies Solid-State Battery Demonstrator

Nonprofit group targets stratospheric electric flight this year

Helios Horizon founder and chief test pilot Miguel Iturmendi stands with his modified Pipistrel Taurus

Electra Unveils Turbo-electric Airliner Concept

‘Double-bubble’ fuselage promises efficiency gains

Electra’s NASA AACES 2050 airliner concept

Airbus H145 Joining Uncrewed Helicopter Arena

First flight is expected at the end of 2026 and entry into service in the early 2030s

Airbus Helicopters' U145 uncrewed, autonomous helicopter

NASA’s X-59 Demonstrator Goes Supersonic

X-plane reached Mach 1.1 during 81-minute flight

NASA X-59 demonstrator

FAA Clears Boeing to Start TIA Phase 4B Testing on 777X

Milestone marks progress in efforts to complete delayed type certification

Boeing 777-9

Merlin’s Autonomous C-130J Passes Critical Design Review

USSOCOM program advances into aircraft integration phase

A gray U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules turboprop transport aircraft in flight

Volocopter Reveals VoloXPro eVTOL for the Light-sport Aircraft Market

The VoloXPro will come to the market at a relatively low price compared to other eVTOL aircraft.

Rendering of Volocopter VoloXPro eVTOL aircraft

GE Completes Hybrid-electric Powertrain Ground Tests

Engine maker says it is now preparing to start flight testing

GE Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration

Dynon Adapts Light Sport Avionics for Air eVTOLs

Air One eVTOL will feature customized SkyView HDX avionics

Skyview HDX flight display in Air One eVTOL

Honda Achieves First Full-scale eVTOL Flight

Remotely piloted aircraft completed 90-second flight in California

Honda's full-scale eVTOL technology demonstrator, registration N805HX, in flight over San Luis Obispo, California. The white aircraft features eight lift rotors and a pusher propeller at the tail.

Whisper’s JetFoil Promises Near-VTOL at Half the Thrust

Electric ducted fans provide vertical lift without tilting

Whisper Aero JetFoil

Schiebel Camcopter S-300 Selected for Anti-Sub Evaluation

European SWORD project to evaluate uncrewed platform in naval role

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

S-300 hovering above sea

Electra Makes First 'Ultra Short' Urban Demo Flight

EL2 technology demonstrator lands on pier in Charleston, South Carolina

Electra EL2 landing on pier alongside crowd